Annie Lennox; Nick Park; The Ladykillers
Kirsty Lang presents the verdict on The Ladykillers, a new staging of the Ealing comedy film; Nick Park on his new music video; and Annie Lennox on her Christmas album.
With Kirsty Lang.
Singer Annie Lennox reflects on a career which has seen her push boundaries in both music and fashion, as she releases an album of Christmas songs and sees her V&A exhibition, The House Of Annie Lennox, go on tour early next year.
The Ladykillers, the classic Ealing comedy film, now arrives on stage in a new adaptation by Graham Linehan, with a cast including Peter Capaldi, Ben Miller and James Fleet. Writer Iain Sinclair reviews.
Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park makes a foray into live action directing with a music video for the band Native and the Name. He explains why the song in question had such resonance and how he persuaded 50 members of the Aardman staff to donate their time to help.
In the film Another Earth, a young woman's life is changed forever by the discovery of an identical Earth, moving ever closer to ours. Roger Luckhurst reviews this debut feature from screen-writer and actress Brit Marling.
The musical 42nd Street features a young unknown chorus-line dancer who's forced to step into the starring role when the leading lady can't go on. This actually happened in the opening night of a new production in Leicester. Understudy Lucinda Lawrence reveals what it was like to "come back a star".
Producer Rebecca Nicholson.
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Annie Lennox
Interview with Annie Lennox
Duration: 09:51
The Ladykillers
Kirsty and Iain Sinclair review the play The Ladykillers
Duration: 04:49
Nick Park
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Duration: 04:28
Lucinda Lawrence
Interview with actress Lucinda Lawrence
Duration: 03:28
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Duration: 05:12
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